Jeanne Tripplehorn is best known as a supporting actress, she has several roles in widely known films and series, but she got the main roles only in independent cinema. We offer to get acquainted with the biography of the actress and find out some interesting facts from her life.
early years
Jeanne Tripplehorn was born in 1963 in Oklahoma, USA. The girl grew up in a creative family, which could not but affect the choice of profession. Her father, Tom Tripplehorn, was a professional guitarist and member of the musical group. Thanks to his influence, the Djinn decided to try her hand at music, then worked as a DJ at a local radio station, taking the pseudonym Gini Summers. However, a little later, the American decided to connect her life with cinema. She refused the pseudonym, only slightly reducing her full name - Genie Maria Tripplehorn.
The actress has a younger brother who is a drummer in rock bands. He also tried his hand at cinema, tried to play in the film “Really Bites” (1994), but did not get the role.
First roles
In the early 90s, Jeanne Tripplehorn played several roles on the theater stage, then the film debuted:
- The first role of the aspiring actress on the big screen was the picture “Basic Instinct”, where Tripplehorn got the supporting role. Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas also starred in the film.
- The next serious work is the film "Company" (1993), where she plays Abby, the wife of the main character, the character of Tom Cruise. The film earned high praise from critics, but Tripplehorn herself did not receive any awards, while the role of Tammy Temphill, Holly Hunter, received several awards as the best supporting actress.
- A small role Helen in the film "Water World" was played in 1995. The main role in the film was played by Kevin Costner.
- The main role went to the Djinn in 1997, when she played student Gwen, who is in search of love, in the film "Elusive Ideal".
The name of most paintings is heard by the audience. Also at this time, Jeanne Tripplehorn took part in the filming of The Ben Stiller Show, The Mr. Show with Bob and David.
Further career
In the late 90s, the Tripplehorn movie collection was replenished with several more works:
- The role of Lydia, the mistress of the main character in the film "Caution, the doors are closing." Gwyneth Paltrow also starred in the film.
- In the film “Very Wild Things, ” Triplepphorn played with her future husband Leland Orser.
- Next, the genie played one of the key roles in the movie Blue-eyed Mickey, where one of her partners was Hugh Grant.
- In 2000, an unusual film, Timecode, appeared in Tripplehorn's career, where the actress played Lauren, the mistress of the heroine Salma Hayek, Rosa.
- In the same year, she takes part in the filming of the thriller “Paranoia”, the main role in which went to Jessica Alba.
- 2002 - the picture "Gone", directed by Guy Ritchie, and the main role was played by his wife at that time, Madonna. The genie played a small role as Marina.
Despite the large number of films, Tripplehorn did not receive any awards during this period.
TV roles
The next step in the acting career of the Djinn was the work in the series:
- For 5 years, from 2006 to 2011, she played the role of Barbara in the TV series "Big Love." This woman is the main (official) wife of the protagonist practicing polygamy.
- She starred in two episodes of the comedy series "New Girl."
- In 2012-2014 The genie played the role of a behavioral analysis specialist, Alex Blake, in the series Thinking Like a Criminal. Her heroine can be seen in the 8th and 9th seasons, then Tripplehorn left the series, giving way to Jennifer Love Hewitt.
In addition to working in TV shows, the actress did not lose interest in feature films. In 2008, Tripplehorn played a small role in the crime tape Life-Long Flight.
Personal life
In her youth, Jeanne Tripplehorn had a romantic relationship with comedian Ben Stiller, but their engagement was canceled.
In 2000, the actress married Leland Orser, an American actor. For him, it was the second marriage, with his first wife, Orser divorced two years later. They have been with Jinn for more than 15 years, in 2002 their son August was born.
